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Patients prescribed opioids after dental extraction report higher levels of pain

The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be drastically reduced or eliminated altogether from dentistry, say University of Michigan researchers.

13 Mar 2020

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal review: COVID-19 appears less severe in children

As outbreaks of COVID-19 disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continue worldwide, there's reassuring evidence that children have fewer symptoms and less severe disease.

13 Mar 2020

New method will enable production of tailor-made vaccines

Vaccines can be far more targeted and effective than they are today. A new method will allow us to develop new vaccines more cheaply and efficiently and perhaps get one step ahead of bacteria.

13 Mar 2020

Digital intervention effective at reducing the spread of viral respiratory tract infections

A scientifically tested digital intervention created by the University of Southampton has already proved to be effective at reducing the spread of viral respiratory tract infections – such as colds and flu.

13 Mar 2020

Blood stem cells conserve epigenetic memory of previous infections to boost immunity

These findings should have a significant impact on future vaccination strategies and pave the way for new treatments of an underperforming or over-reacting immune system. The results of this research are published in Cell Stem Cell on March 12, 2020.

13 Mar 2020

NCAM2 protein is a vital factor in the formation of cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis

The molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of immunoglobulins, is a vital factor in the formation of the cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis and formation of neuronal circuits in the brain, as stated in the new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

13 Mar 2020

Study: Evidence clearly favors tax on sugary drinks

New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax on sugary drinks to tackle obesity and reduce deaths from chronic diseases, leading researchers say.

13 Mar 2020

Preserving kidney function in patients with diabetic kidney disease

Diabetic kidney disease, which affects between 20 to 40 percent of people with diabetes, is a serious complication that can ultimately lead to end-stage kidney disease--a life-threatening condition that requires either dialysis or kidney transplant.

13 Mar 2020

Swedish pupils and teachers to participate in ‘Get wise on food waste’ project

Can more information result in less food being wasted? Researchers will be investigating this together with pupils and teachers across the whole of Sweden in the ‘Get wise on food waste’ project. To assist them, they will be using an artificial intelligence app and the world’s largest food sustainability database.

13 Mar 2020

Fecal Microbiota Transplants highly successful in treating patients with C.diff infection

A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) infection.

13 Mar 2020

The coronavirus, the congressman and me

I got the COVID-19 text at 8:30 Tuesday night, three days after returning from a journalism conference in New Orleans.

13 Mar 2020

Mouse study shows how associative fear memory is formed in the brain

How does the brain form "fear memory" that links a traumatic event to a particular situation? A pair of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, may have found an answer.

13 Mar 2020

Trump wrongly said health insurers will pay for all coronavirus treatment

As coronavirus cases multiply in the United States, one concern Americans have is what they can expect to pay if they seek treatment.

13 Mar 2020

UK study highlights importance of breathing tests in the assessment of COPD

A UK study of patients participating in low-dose CT lung cancer screening highlights the importance of spirometry (breathing tests) in the assessment of possible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and demonstrates that over-reliance on radiological changes alone may result in detection of clinically insignificant disease.

13 Mar 2020

DeNovix becomes sponsor at Tufts Launchpad BioLabs

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NTHU research team develops new treatment for Parkinson’s disease

Ultrasound is widely used for conducting physical examinations, and plans are underway for expanding its application to the treatment of Parkinson's disease, dementia, and diabetes.

12 Mar 2020

Survey: Support for long-term health implications of PCOS is lacking

Treating polycystic ovary syndrome as only a fertility condition is leaving those with the condition at greater risk of developing related long-term health conditions, according to women surveyed and interviewed in University of Warwick research.

12 Mar 2020

What does COVID-19 do to the body?

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19, and that is spreading throughout the world is causing panic in almost all countries. With a death rate ranging from 1% to 2% in young patients but about 5%-8% in elderly and sick patients, it is capable of ravaging multiple organ systems in the human body.

12 Mar 2020

Negative information about vaccines remains readily available online

Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.

12 Mar 2020

Study sheds light on the practice of defensive medicine

Doctors face tough choices during difficult childbirths -- often involving the decision of whether to perform a cesarean section operation. And in the background lies a question: To what extent are these medical decisions motivated by the desire to avoid liability lawsuits?

12 Mar 2020

Research News and Research

Patients prescribed opioids after dental extraction report higher levels of pain

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal review: COVID-19 appears less severe in children

New method will enable production of tailor-made vaccines

Digital intervention effective at reducing the spread of viral respiratory tract infections

Blood stem cells conserve epigenetic memory of previous infections to boost immunity

NCAM2 protein is a vital factor in the formation of cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis

Study: Evidence clearly favors tax on sugary drinks

Preserving kidney function in patients with diabetic kidney disease

Swedish pupils and teachers to participate in ‘Get wise on food waste’ project

Fecal Microbiota Transplants highly successful in treating patients with C.diff infection

The coronavirus, the congressman and me

Mouse study shows how associative fear memory is formed in the brain

Trump wrongly said health insurers will pay for all coronavirus treatment

UK study highlights importance of breathing tests in the assessment of COPD

DeNovix becomes sponsor at Tufts Launchpad BioLabs

NTHU research team develops new treatment for Parkinson’s disease

Survey: Support for long-term health implications of PCOS is lacking

What does COVID-19 do to the body?

Negative information about vaccines remains readily available online

Study sheds light on the practice of defensive medicine

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